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but the founders spoke of nature as a guide to and as a measure of human action. they thought of nature not as something merely to be manipulated for human convenience but rather as a source of norms to be discovered. they understood that natural rights could not be asserted, celebrated and defended unless nature, including human nature is regarded as a normative rather than a merely con ting nt fact. this was a view but stressed by the view of teaching that nature is not chaos but rather as the replace of employment of chaos in the mind and will of the creator. this is the creator who endows us with natural right that is are inevitable, inalienable and universal and hence the foundation of democratic quality. and these natural rights are the foundation of limited government. government defined by the limited goal of securing those rights so that individuals may flourish in their free and responsible exercise of those rights. a government thus limited is not in the business of imposing its opinions about what happiness or what excellence the citizens should choose
but the founders spoke of nature as a guide to and as a measure of human action. they thought of nature not as something merely to be manipulated for human convenience but rather as a source of norms to be discovered. they understood that natural rights could not be asserted, celebrated and defended unless nature, including human nature is regarded as a normative rather than a merely con ting nt fact. this was a view but stressed by the view of teaching that nature is not chaos but rather as...
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there is just not enough done for the mentally ill for us to determine what course of action to take. it is very sad. host: would you do to improve this situation? more government funding for facilities? more outpatient help? caller tell all of the above. it is so important, there are so many people whose lives are fragmented by mental illness. it is a very sad situation, having worked in the field for many, many years. it should be obvious, to be kinder to people, for one thing. to be able to identify people who are at risk of becoming ill. host: do you see resources for families? is there a good place to go to get help? caller: certainly to their physicians, but oftentimes that is not enough. people cannot -- people can be almost frightened by the prospect of anyone in their family or in society being truly l and frustrated. -- ill and frustrated. host: this piece chronicles the shootings that happened in 2012, lead to -- leaving at least 88 dead. the tragedy in connecticut is described as indescribable. 27 people, including 18 children were shot to death. it goes on to say -- 16 of
there is just not enough done for the mentally ill for us to determine what course of action to take. it is very sad. host: would you do to improve this situation? more government funding for facilities? more outpatient help? caller tell all of the above. it is so important, there are so many people whose lives are fragmented by mental illness. it is a very sad situation, having worked in the field for many, many years. it should be obvious, to be kinder to people, for one thing. to be able to...
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that action that was taken in the senate the other day was such a slap in the face to veterans. senator dole was a veteran. ran for president of the united states, presided over the senate as majority leader. that was one of the saddest days. anyone who was a party to that, i wish them well wherever they're going. i hope we can have more of our values represented there. >> during the debate, you have talked a lot about tax rates and entitlements. you have not talked to much about the payroll tax cuts. you've not talked about it much. what should happen over the next couple of weeks or beyond that with a payroll tax cuts? >> taking payroll tax cuts out of the context of what is happening, it is not something i intend to do. i will say this, as important as the payroll tax cut has been in the past two years, putting more money in the pockets of people so they will spend it, create jobs, be a stimulus, it should be no substitute for passing a middle-income tax cut. and to do even more for middle- income families and our country. i do not where it -- -- in our country. it would be s
that action that was taken in the senate the other day was such a slap in the face to veterans. senator dole was a veteran. ran for president of the united states, presided over the senate as majority leader. that was one of the saddest days. anyone who was a party to that, i wish them well wherever they're going. i hope we can have more of our values represented there. >> during the debate, you have talked a lot about tax rates and entitlements. you have not talked to much about the...
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everyone agrees that that action is necessary. and i can report that we've reached an agreement on all of the tax -- the tax -- issues. we are very, very close, as the president just said. the most important piece, the piece that has to be done now, is preventing the tax hikes. the president said -- quote -- "for now, our most immediate priority is to stop taxes going up for middle-class families starting tomorrow." i agree. he suggested that action on the sequester is something we can continue to work on in the coming months. so i agree. let's pass the tax relief portion now, let's take what's been agreed to and get moving. let me say, this was not easy to get to. i mean, the vice president and i last spoke about -- yesterday about 12:45 this morning and then again at 6:30 this morning and then multiple times this morning. this has been clearly a -- a good-faith negotiation. we all want to protect taxpayers and we can get it done now. right now. so let me be clear, we'll continue to work on finding smarter ways to cut spending, b
everyone agrees that that action is necessary. and i can report that we've reached an agreement on all of the tax -- the tax -- issues. we are very, very close, as the president just said. the most important piece, the piece that has to be done now, is preventing the tax hikes. the president said -- quote -- "for now, our most immediate priority is to stop taxes going up for middle-class families starting tomorrow." i agree. he suggested that action on the sequester is something we...
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he called for action to years ago. every time there is a disaster like this everybody says now is not the time or if you have fixed the problem we cannot guarantee that this particular event would have been prevented. all of that is true. it is time for the president to stand up and lead until this country what we should do, and not go to congress and say what you want to do? this should be his number one agenda. he's the president of the united states. thousands of american will be killed with illegal guns. that is roughly the number in the whole vietnam war. >> dianne feinstein also was a guest on "meet the press." said "i will introduce a ban of assault weapons. it will ban the sale and possession prospectively and it will ban the same for drums or strips of more than 10 bullets." louis gome it was a guest on fox news sunday. here is his reaction. >> every mass killing of more than three people in recent hearing -- history has been in a place where guns were prohibited. they choose this place. the they know no one w
he called for action to years ago. every time there is a disaster like this everybody says now is not the time or if you have fixed the problem we cannot guarantee that this particular event would have been prevented. all of that is true. it is time for the president to stand up and lead until this country what we should do, and not go to congress and say what you want to do? this should be his number one agenda. he's the president of the united states. thousands of american will be killed with...
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what you do not here is an immediate call to action. as someone who lives 20 miles away from with this tragedy occurs, do not tell me how tragic this is or how devastated you are unless you are willing to follow this up next week with a serious discussion. unless youme that are willing to do something about the weekly tragedy is that this country faces. host: do you know any people who have been affected by this tragedy customer any parents of kids who go to that school? guest: it is hard to tell. there have not been a lot of names released. it does not appear in any of the people i personally know were affected by this. .his is a small-town, an one school plays the other in baseball or cross-country. we are a pretty tight knit community up here. unfortunately, this tragedy is going to be affecting people throughout the state and the country. host: we have been talking to a a democrat representative of connecticut of the fourth district. thank you very much for being on the program. we're going to go back to the phone calls and continue
what you do not here is an immediate call to action. as someone who lives 20 miles away from with this tragedy occurs, do not tell me how tragic this is or how devastated you are unless you are willing to follow this up next week with a serious discussion. unless youme that are willing to do something about the weekly tragedy is that this country faces. host: do you know any people who have been affected by this tragedy customer any parents of kids who go to that school? guest: it is hard to...
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the action that we're going to take as relates to these two measures. again, the reconciliation package which is designed to ensure that we don't see sequestration which we all know would be devastating. this is a package of $238 billion over 10 years and is a very responsible measure that is not going to be getting programs but it is going to responsibly began tackling entitlements reform. >> with the gentleman yield? >> i appreciate you giving your assurance. mr. mcgovern and i, in our turn, asked for assurance last night of the bill we were looking at was the bill we were going to vote on. all we got was a double speak. i appreciate the speaker giving his time, but i will give it back to you. >> i will reclaim my time. i have served as long in the majority as john dingell. i have served longer in the minority then the dean of the house has served. i served 18 years in the minority. i have associated himself with the remarks of mr. rochester to request we do not see the sequester take place or we go over the fiscal cliff, and to say the package we hav
the action that we're going to take as relates to these two measures. again, the reconciliation package which is designed to ensure that we don't see sequestration which we all know would be devastating. this is a package of $238 billion over 10 years and is a very responsible measure that is not going to be getting programs but it is going to responsibly began tackling entitlements reform. >> with the gentleman yield? >> i appreciate you giving your assurance. mr. mcgovern and i,...
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some of this will not be actionable. i want to put in perspective that even at a conservative dollar the plan could go over $7 billion gross. that would be enough to fully fund. these are big numbers. these are programs that congress has already said need to be funded through this auction. when also allocated seven of the net revenues. they can extend unemployment benefits. it was part of the baked compromise. my concern is if we take spectrum off the table snot do the things we are committed to. >> i am looking at this chart right now. it could be very generous. about 55 mhz come at the assumption that they will actually be able to yield. i am a little skeptical they will be able to yield that much for option. i hope i am wrong this is the variable portion of how much can be auctioned. the fixed portion is already here. you have the channel 37 and the remainder. this is the fixed portion. i wanted to point that out. that is a guaranteed amount that will not be option. leslie at a dollar per megahertz, -- secondly, at th
some of this will not be actionable. i want to put in perspective that even at a conservative dollar the plan could go over $7 billion gross. that would be enough to fully fund. these are big numbers. these are programs that congress has already said need to be funded through this auction. when also allocated seven of the net revenues. they can extend unemployment benefits. it was part of the baked compromise. my concern is if we take spectrum off the table snot do the things we are committed...
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that action alone, we believe, has saved the f.h.a. fund about $12 billion. there are additional actions that we have taken. we have raised premiums four times. made underwriting changes that include raising down payments for the riskiest borrowers. that series of changes has added, we estimate, an additional $20 billion to the value of the fund. quite simply, if we had not taken those actions in partnership with you, we would find ourselves in a vastly worse position today for the f.h.a. fund. >> mr. secretary, you have detailed several steps that would help stabilize f.h.a.'s finances. given the condition of the f.h.a.'s old books of business, why weren't these changes made earlier? will these changes allow the f.h.a. to outperform projections again this year and avoid drawing funds from the treasury? >> as i said in my testimony, i cannot guarantee that we won't need to draw at the end of the fiscal year. what i can say is that i believe we are taking all appropriate steps to try to avoid that. balancing both the health of the fund but also the fragile rec
that action alone, we believe, has saved the f.h.a. fund about $12 billion. there are additional actions that we have taken. we have raised premiums four times. made underwriting changes that include raising down payments for the riskiest borrowers. that series of changes has added, we estimate, an additional $20 billion to the value of the fund. quite simply, if we had not taken those actions in partnership with you, we would find ourselves in a vastly worse position today for the f.h.a. fund....
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but the founders spoke of nature as a guide to and as a measure of human action. they thought of nature not as something merely to be manipulated for human convenience but rather as a source of norms to be discovered. they understood that natural rights could not be asserted, celebrated and defended unless nature, including human nature is regarded as a normative rather than a merely con ting nt fact. -- contingent fact. is not chaos but rather as the replace of employment of chaos in the mind and will of the creator. this is the creator who endows us with natural right that is are inevitable, inalienable and universal and hence the foundation of democratic quality. and these natural rights are the foundation of limited government. government defined by the limited goal of securing those rights so that individuals may flourish in their free and responsible exercise of those rights. a government thus limited is not in the business of imposing its opinions about what happiness or what excellence the citizens should choose to pursue. having such opinions is the busin
but the founders spoke of nature as a guide to and as a measure of human action. they thought of nature not as something merely to be manipulated for human convenience but rather as a source of norms to be discovered. they understood that natural rights could not be asserted, celebrated and defended unless nature, including human nature is regarded as a normative rather than a merely con ting nt fact. -- contingent fact. is not chaos but rather as the replace of employment of chaos in the mind...
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without action, a 24 trillion debt will soon be reality. it is not us -- a $20 trillion in debt will soon be a reality. if not now, when is it going to happen? our work is that easy, but it is necessary. it is time to make tough choices to get the deficit down. let's vote for the bill. i yield back my time. >> the gentleman from maryland. >> thank you, mr. speaker. and now yield a minute and a half to the gentle lady from california, ms. waters, and congratulate her on being granted member -- ranking member of the financial services committee. >> it is clear the republican majority's bill is an attempt to generate votes for speaker boehner's plan b. when it comes to protecting the american middle-class from another taxpayer bailout, the bill gets a failing grade. first, the plan reveals -- repeals the existing authority treated in dodd-frank to end the era of too big to fail institutions. the bill would also tie the hands of the consumer financial protection bureau, an agency formed under dodd-frank to make sure financial institutions play
without action, a 24 trillion debt will soon be reality. it is not us -- a $20 trillion in debt will soon be a reality. if not now, when is it going to happen? our work is that easy, but it is necessary. it is time to make tough choices to get the deficit down. let's vote for the bill. i yield back my time. >> the gentleman from maryland. >> thank you, mr. speaker. and now yield a minute and a half to the gentle lady from california, ms. waters, and congratulate her on being granted...
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. >> you took some action that has enabled us to respond. it insures that fema had the capability to respond. last year it was the decision of congress to fully fund disaster relief funds purses dealing with the ongoing disasters. they have a balance of over $4 billion. we are able to continue response to previous disasters. secretary donna van point out it is a finite resource and based upon the damages will require supplemental. much of the impact of sandy go far beyond fema programs. we have major transit issues. there will be significant challenges with housing. for the month -- fema's assistance for housing is limited. we can provide a renter's assistance for up to 18 months. if there are no homes to move into that continues as a burden. that is why we felt it was very important that we build the framework. we're very supportive of the president's decision to have a cabinet. it recognizes roles, much of the infrastructure and long-term housing needs are best addressed to existing programs that will need more funding. as we look at the s
. >> you took some action that has enabled us to respond. it insures that fema had the capability to respond. last year it was the decision of congress to fully fund disaster relief funds purses dealing with the ongoing disasters. they have a balance of over $4 billion. we are able to continue response to previous disasters. secretary donna van point out it is a finite resource and based upon the damages will require supplemental. much of the impact of sandy go far beyond fema programs....
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it is about what actions work. i think both parties have gotten us in this predicament. i think what we have to do is understand it is going to take them to stop the bickering and find a way to get this issue off the table and show leadership. you found that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, has criticized john boehner. john boehner should not be concerned about losing his job. he should be concerned about doing his job. his job is that of the american people. i do not want to get caught up in the sound bites. at least bring some kind of leverage, some kind of balance to this crisis. host: "in new york times" this morning -- guest: what does he have to negotiate? there are three options. you could allow the tax cuts to expire december 31. you can cancel some or all of the tax increases and spending. that would accelerate a dive back into a great recession or depression. in the first quarter, we would have very little difficulty in distinguishing ourselves from the crisis that is in gulf and europe and especially greece. the other thing we could do is come to a
it is about what actions work. i think both parties have gotten us in this predicament. i think what we have to do is understand it is going to take them to stop the bickering and find a way to get this issue off the table and show leadership. you found that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, has criticized john boehner. john boehner should not be concerned about losing his job. he should be concerned about doing his job. his job is that of the american people. i do not want to get...
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it is going to require action. and i think most people who have studied this understand we have both a revenue and a spending problem. this chart i think deman straits it quite clearly. this looks at the relationship between spending that's the red line and revenue, that's the green line, going back to 1950. so this is looking at 60 years of our spending and revenue history. you can see that we are near a 60 year high. we've come somewhat off it, we're near a 60 year low in revenue. that says to me we've got to work both sides of the equation. those who say we've got a spending problem have it half right. we also have a revenue problem and both sides have to be addressed. our gross federal debt surpassed 100% of our g.d.p. this year. it is projected to rise to 115% by 2022. the definitive work on death studied 200 years of financial history, looked at dozens of countries and concluded once you reach a gross debt of more than 90% of g.d.p., your future economic prospects are affected in a negative way. you have redu
it is going to require action. and i think most people who have studied this understand we have both a revenue and a spending problem. this chart i think deman straits it quite clearly. this looks at the relationship between spending that's the red line and revenue, that's the green line, going back to 1950. so this is looking at 60 years of our spending and revenue history. you can see that we are near a 60 year high. we've come somewhat off it, we're near a 60 year low in revenue. that says...
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there is an opportunity to take action and i agree that we should. i have heard from sportsmen who have said -- they do not understand why anybody needs an assault weapon. as responsible gun owners, their concern about people that should never have access to a weapon. assault weapons, there is no reason for those on the streets. this is a moment for those who have not stood up for a reasonable limits on guns and the kinds of ammunition that can be purchased, the loopholes that exist now in purchases, and sportsmen and gun owners need to get together and say this is not about banning guns in this country. responsible gun ownership for hunting and sport. guns that are intended to kill many people quickly and there is no reason for those guns across the country. host: good morning, clint. caller: hello? host: go ahead. caller: i have a comment and question. people are acting like america it is always going to be the same and everything. everybody knows there is some kind of hunger games future coming. we've seen that society can collapse. people during
there is an opportunity to take action and i agree that we should. i have heard from sportsmen who have said -- they do not understand why anybody needs an assault weapon. as responsible gun owners, their concern about people that should never have access to a weapon. assault weapons, there is no reason for those on the streets. this is a moment for those who have not stood up for a reasonable limits on guns and the kinds of ammunition that can be purchased, the loopholes that exist now in...
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president obama says action is needed. "ere's the store in "usa today -- and the headline of the "washington times" -- mayor michael bloomberg of new york was on meet the press yesterday. here's his perspective on whether the congress and the president should act. [video clip] >> if you stop people who have psychiatric problems, who have criminal records, substance abuse problems, if you stop every one of them from buying a gun, i cannot promise this articular event would not have taken place, but this particular event is just one of a series that happens again and again. a big chunk of those would have [indiscernible]. it's like saying there's no reason to have speed limits. if congress were to act, if congress were not so afraid of the nra, if they were to stand up and do what's right for the american public, we would all be a lot better off. host: mayor michael bloomberg yesterday. our question for you is whether gun laws should change? the wall street journal as the deadline-- -- headline -- now allison from trenton on
president obama says action is needed. "ere's the store in "usa today -- and the headline of the "washington times" -- mayor michael bloomberg of new york was on meet the press yesterday. here's his perspective on whether the congress and the president should act. [video clip] >> if you stop people who have psychiatric problems, who have criminal records, substance abuse problems, if you stop every one of them from buying a gun, i cannot promise this articular event...
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you can step serial numbers on various parts of the action of the gun. most guns used in crime are handguns. those have less squabble parts -- swappable parts. this point about education, that is certainly right. everyone would be a lot safer if gun owners were required to go through some sort of safety training. a lot of folks to not go through training because there are no rules in most states requiring them to do so. it is very difficult to know whether the person who is purchasing a firearm and knows what they're doing with it and knows how to secure it. that is why a lot of these guns and up being used inadvertently or otherwise in crime or accidental shootings. host:a tweet, can you on a fully automatic machine gun anywhere in the united states legally. guest: those have been illegal in united states since the 1930's. host: when it comes to a bushmaster, a handgun, or the background checks the same for all of those different types of weapons? guest: it does not matter whether you're buying a .22 or bushmaster. it is the same background check. there
you can step serial numbers on various parts of the action of the gun. most guns used in crime are handguns. those have less squabble parts -- swappable parts. this point about education, that is certainly right. everyone would be a lot safer if gun owners were required to go through some sort of safety training. a lot of folks to not go through training because there are no rules in most states requiring them to do so. it is very difficult to know whether the person who is purchasing a firearm...
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the state of our economy calls for action bold and swift. we will react to lay a new foundation for growth. electrical grids that bind us together. we will restore science to its rightful place and raise health care quality and lower cost. we will harness the sun and the wind to run our factories and will transform our schools and colleges to meet the demands of a new age. all of this we can do. all of this we will do. there are some who question the scale of our ambitions to suggest our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. their memories are short. they have forgotten what this country has already done. what it free men and women can achieve when imagination joins a common purpose. host: his inaugural address from january 2009. the question is, as the president moves to a second term, what is your number one priority? the number one agenda item you think he needs to address? danny is joining us from west virginia on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. the first issue and the core of all of our problems is the free trade we have
the state of our economy calls for action bold and swift. we will react to lay a new foundation for growth. electrical grids that bind us together. we will restore science to its rightful place and raise health care quality and lower cost. we will harness the sun and the wind to run our factories and will transform our schools and colleges to meet the demands of a new age. all of this we can do. all of this we will do. there are some who question the scale of our ambitions to suggest our system...
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if there is no congressional action, there is an abrupt increase in tax on the 2012 taxable year. in 2011, approximately 4 million people paid the amt. if there is not a patch, 30 million people will be required to pay the amt in 2012, and they will pay an additional $90 billion in tax. very few of them have any idea this is on the table. host: is the irs prepared? guest: the irs is fairly unusual, but in a correct position, that congress will do the responsible thing -- they took the position that congress will do the responsible thing. they assumed congress will enact a package before the end of the year, and i think that was the reasonable thing to do because i believe they will do that. however, it does mean if there is not a patch of the tax return filing season next year will be quite chaotic. host: john buckley is our guest talking about the alternative minimum tax as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations, and as mr. buckley said, this index 2012 taxes, which it is impacts 0.12 tex., so if you have a -- impacts 2012 taxes, so if you have a question, call in. does the amt da
if there is no congressional action, there is an abrupt increase in tax on the 2012 taxable year. in 2011, approximately 4 million people paid the amt. if there is not a patch, 30 million people will be required to pay the amt in 2012, and they will pay an additional $90 billion in tax. very few of them have any idea this is on the table. host: is the irs prepared? guest: the irs is fairly unusual, but in a correct position, that congress will do the responsible thing -- they took the position...
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it has yet to see any action. i just want to be clear, as you know, mr. speaker, this body laid a proposal out detailed line by line by line of how it is that we can both protect our men and women in uniform, continue to serve them and their families and take our spending responsibilities and our saving responsibilities here seriously. we'll go on here, mr. speaker. nondefense discretionary spending. it represents about 13% of that $3.8 trillion annual pot. where do the -- where does this spending cuts fall? this 13.4% of the spending is going to have to bear 35.1% of the cuts. golly, that's not going to be easy, mr. speaker. these are programs folks care about. food stamp program, mr. speaker, the snap program. that's an important program. i think we can all agree there's some waste, tre
it has yet to see any action. i just want to be clear, as you know, mr. speaker, this body laid a proposal out detailed line by line by line of how it is that we can both protect our men and women in uniform, continue to serve them and their families and take our spending responsibilities and our saving responsibilities here seriously. we'll go on here, mr. speaker. nondefense discretionary spending. it represents about 13% of that $3.8 trillion annual pot. where do the -- where does this...
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you can go on the web to see the after action report of the columbine massacre. the armed guard got into a shootout with one of the boys, dylan klebold, and failed to stop him before the police came. even though he had an armed guard, his aim was not good enough to stop him from killing more people before the police arrived. there are many scenarios people have on both sides. there are ways we can make our schools safer an op-. we need to talk about all of them. host: over this weekend we had an author who wrote a book called "columbine: lessons learned." c-span.org for our viewers. guest: yes, that's why this is big news, because it is so rare. we have gotten so unused to the violence. in chicago we had a wave of youth homicides. have seen this happen every 10 or 15 years in chicago. all across the country, every big city has a turn of being the homicide capital. washington d.c. went through that in the late-1980s, the early 1990's. there are different theories about why homicide rates go up he. you can find arguments against each one of them. the fact is this i
you can go on the web to see the after action report of the columbine massacre. the armed guard got into a shootout with one of the boys, dylan klebold, and failed to stop him before the police came. even though he had an armed guard, his aim was not good enough to stop him from killing more people before the police arrived. there are many scenarios people have on both sides. there are ways we can make our schools safer an op-. we need to talk about all of them. host: over this weekend we had...
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we must take more action and a greater action to address this problem. because we have not adequately, it in his view, -- in his view, of taking care of our first priority, and this case, taking care of our children. he committed himself, as you heard him last night say, to use the power of his office to help us bring about the change. and he will do that in a way that is inclusive because it requires more than a president. it requires more than a gun laws and more than legislation. so, he will engage in a process that encompasses a lot of different communities and potential actions. >> americans who say the president should have done more in four years -- they point to that he signed bills allowing guns on national parks and amtrak and saying why is the conversation starting only now? should he have done more? >> a lot of people over the course of the presidency heard the president speak about these tragedies and about taking common-sense measures to deal with gun violence and prevent those who should not have weapons from acquiring them. and we have ta
we must take more action and a greater action to address this problem. because we have not adequately, it in his view, -- in his view, of taking care of our first priority, and this case, taking care of our children. he committed himself, as you heard him last night say, to use the power of his office to help us bring about the change. and he will do that in a way that is inclusive because it requires more than a president. it requires more than a gun laws and more than legislation. so, he will...
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even a series of actions. but it should be and can be addressed. >> does he regret -- [inaudible] does he regret that he doesn't done something that he winners now, in light of friday, that he had done prior to that? >> i haven't heard him say it in terms other than the way he said it on sunday night. and i think you heard from him a very -- in a very passionate way what his reaction is to newtown and his reaction to newtown as part of a series of events and incidents like it, that have occurred since he's been president and that on too many occasions he has been in the situation that he was in newtown, of consoling family members who have lost innocent loved ones and events like this. so, you know, i think he spoke very passionately about his views on this and the fact that we need to take action. >> if this compromise were to go forward that the president has proposed, that $400,000 be the cutoff, would that be it or would the president in some later date, with future negotiations, some future legislative in
even a series of actions. but it should be and can be addressed. >> does he regret -- [inaudible] does he regret that he doesn't done something that he winners now, in light of friday, that he had done prior to that? >> i haven't heard him say it in terms other than the way he said it on sunday night. and i think you heard from him a very -- in a very passionate way what his reaction is to newtown and his reaction to newtown as part of a series of events and incidents like it, that...
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. >> [inaudible] >> look at the scorecard with heritage action, he was a 98 and i was closing in on a 09. there were a couple of votes that separated us. the bank may have been one of the more well known votes. other than that, i'm not quite sure where we disagree. i would think philosophically we would be on the same page and we work together. i look forward to hearing from the senator as president of the heritage action. >> last question. >> [inaudible] >> great question. i think if john was here with me, he would say, tim, don't forget it's not about going up in life. it's about moving forward. we define that differently. some see the senate as a move up and i certainly do as well in a way. i'm hoping that the message that the good lord has placed in my heart gives it a shot and a leap forward, that we'll have the opportunity to let the message of real hope and opportunity resonate in places where it hasn't been before. so i hope what john would say to me is celebrate for about 24 hours and get back to work. thank you all very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national capt
. >> [inaudible] >> look at the scorecard with heritage action, he was a 98 and i was closing in on a 09. there were a couple of votes that separated us. the bank may have been one of the more well known votes. other than that, i'm not quite sure where we disagree. i would think philosophically we would be on the same page and we work together. i look forward to hearing from the senator as president of the heritage action. >> last question. >> [inaudible] >> great...
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the preferred action is to reach an agreement sooner rather than later. get auch better for us to good agreement that is durable. host: john in missouri, democratic caller. caller: good morning. health care costs, my wife and i live on a combined social security income of 14 cows and dollars per year. that is combined. if we are still making mortgage payments on our house. -- $14,000 combined. about a year ago i went into the hospital for an angioplasty, sent by my general practitioner. i spent 23 hours in the hospital. the total bill was $29,000. i never even saw the doctor to get the angioplasty. thewe don't get -- government pays for health care, but the private sector is the one driving up the bill. we need to do something about the private sector in the medical field. get 100,000 people to send you their bills from the hospital and make these people justify these outrageous costs they are charging the government. guest: the cost is unbelievable. anybody who states that the hospital, you not only get that bill, but then you get a bill for the stay in
the preferred action is to reach an agreement sooner rather than later. get auch better for us to good agreement that is durable. host: john in missouri, democratic caller. caller: good morning. health care costs, my wife and i live on a combined social security income of 14 cows and dollars per year. that is combined. if we are still making mortgage payments on our house. -- $14,000 combined. about a year ago i went into the hospital for an angioplasty, sent by my general practitioner. i spent...
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if we had some movement on that, the president said he is willing to take some significant action. we have a record of recognizing that is important. we have done more than $1 trillion of cuts without a penny of revenue. we have already done that. they keep talking about entitlements, we look at the affordable care act. we look at that. we took waste, fraud, and abuse out of medicare, extended the life for 12 years. we're willing to take a look at cuts, we know we will have to do some. we'll be glad to do that, it is part of what we need to do. it is unfair to walk away from it. i'm not -- the state tax that is something we should negotiate. right now it is $5 million, 35% tax. these people john kyle and others who talk about how important this is haven't said a word about this to anyone. that is going to drop down to 55% tax. is that what they want? it is all in their hands. as i've said time and time again, to this day, the republicans have not identified five corrects of actual money. -- cents of actual money. they are talking in generality. we will do revenue. it is the same th
if we had some movement on that, the president said he is willing to take some significant action. we have a record of recognizing that is important. we have done more than $1 trillion of cuts without a penny of revenue. we have already done that. they keep talking about entitlements, we look at the affordable care act. we look at that. we took waste, fraud, and abuse out of medicare, extended the life for 12 years. we're willing to take a look at cuts, we know we will have to do some. we'll be...
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we never really did covert action reviews except for sporadically. now we do regularly, quarterly, and monthly covert action reviews on this committee. to make sure we get it right. they get it right. mr. kucinich: would my friend yield? mr. rogers: i would be honored to yield to my friend from ohio. mr. kucinich: i have no question about the commitment of the chair and ranking member to proper oversight. but what i do question is that the proliferation of the drone strikes puts such an extraordinary burden on our own oversight capacities. and i'm wondering looking retrospectively at the number of civilian casualties that have occurred, the oversight -- there is a decoupling of the oversight capacity from the consequences of the strikes. and that's the point that i'm making here. and i would ask going forward, i would ask my friend for the committee to be ever more vigilant on -- if you are for these strikes and you are conducting the oversight, look at the consequences of civilian casualties to raise questions about the information that's been given
we never really did covert action reviews except for sporadically. now we do regularly, quarterly, and monthly covert action reviews on this committee. to make sure we get it right. they get it right. mr. kucinich: would my friend yield? mr. rogers: i would be honored to yield to my friend from ohio. mr. kucinich: i have no question about the commitment of the chair and ranking member to proper oversight. but what i do question is that the proliferation of the drone strikes puts such an...
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there is just not enough done for the mentally ill for us to determine what course of action to take. it is very sad. host: would you do to improve this situation? more government funding for facilities? more outpatient help? caller tell all of the above. it is so important, there are so many people whose lives are fragmented by mental illness. it is a very sad situation, having worked in the field for many, many years. it should be obvious, to be kinder to people, for one thing. to be able to identify people who are at risk of becoming ill. host: do you see resources for families? is there a good place to go to get help? caller: certainly to their physicians, but oftentimes that is not enough. people cannot -- people can be almost frightened by the prospect of anyone in their family or in society being truly l and frustrated. host: this piece chronicles the shootings that happened in 2012, lead to -- leaving at least 88 dead. the tragedy in connecticut is described as indescribable. 16 of the mass shootings this year, including one in georgia at a korean health spa back in february.
there is just not enough done for the mentally ill for us to determine what course of action to take. it is very sad. host: would you do to improve this situation? more government funding for facilities? more outpatient help? caller tell all of the above. it is so important, there are so many people whose lives are fragmented by mental illness. it is a very sad situation, having worked in the field for many, many years. it should be obvious, to be kinder to people, for one thing. to be able to...
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video games, as a mental health professional, do you see a correlation between video games and the actions and behavior that has been prevalent over the last couple of years? >> absolutely. those things. remember how we have r.-ratings on music and movies? little children should not be playing these video games or watching the movie like that and i remember when dirty harry came out of the, i wanted to get a big gun. that was an influence on my own psyche about watching a fabts and fable show. and we are influenced by what we see, hear, and do. and just like some of the music puts women in a low position and degrades women, that kind of garbage needs to stop, because some people live what they hear and see. host: robert, the n.r.a. crawls from its hiding hole and they finish out the editorial by saying people like lapierre want us to believe that civilians can be trained to use lethal force in moments of fear and crisis that, requires a willful ignorance about the facts. police officers know firing a weapon is a huge risk, that's why they avoid doing it. in new york city police officers op
video games, as a mental health professional, do you see a correlation between video games and the actions and behavior that has been prevalent over the last couple of years? >> absolutely. those things. remember how we have r.-ratings on music and movies? little children should not be playing these video games or watching the movie like that and i remember when dirty harry came out of the, i wanted to get a big gun. that was an influence on my own psyche about watching a fabts and fable...
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there are some recent actions in congress to address these issues. last week, the house of representatives passed the stem jobs act. it created a new green card program for foreign students with advanced degrees in the stem the fields. the senate is not expected to consider this bill in the lame- duck. senator -- senate majority leader harry reid said a comprehensive immigration reform will be a high priority issue in the 2013 congress. there is bipartisan support for creating programs force them graduates. that is a goal that is supported by the higher education association, including the association of american universities and the association of public and land grant universities. i will take this opportunity to dock senator warner, because he has consistently supported by skilled immigration. he introduced it -- he introduced the bipartisan start up act. it was introduced in may of 2012, it included a provision for creating and to stem the set so that a foreign student graduating with a masters are ph.d. in a strong field could received a green c
there are some recent actions in congress to address these issues. last week, the house of representatives passed the stem jobs act. it created a new green card program for foreign students with advanced degrees in the stem the fields. the senate is not expected to consider this bill in the lame- duck. senator -- senate majority leader harry reid said a comprehensive immigration reform will be a high priority issue in the 2013 congress. there is bipartisan support for creating programs force...
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and it refers, payments to medicare providers would fall by 27% if there is no action. extended unemployment benefits expire for about 2 million people on january 1. to be the $110 billion in automatic domestic and military spending cuts known as the sequester. in the next couple months, the march 27, a six month extension of the temporary assistance for needy families grant program expires. domestic and military agencies have until the end of the fiscal year to put all of their spending cuts in place. -- ha a few of the changes set to hit. tustin, what is your message to congress amidst this debased? caller: my message is that a bill that have introduced, i hope that they tried to stop trying to fight each other and try to come together to move the country forward and pass whenever bill is necessary so we can avoid this fiscal cliff. if we do not do that, it will result in the economy, a tepid recovery we are having to go into recession. we do not want that. host: thank you for the call, justin. a few comments on our facebook page -- we are taking your calls and tweets
and it refers, payments to medicare providers would fall by 27% if there is no action. extended unemployment benefits expire for about 2 million people on january 1. to be the $110 billion in automatic domestic and military spending cuts known as the sequester. in the next couple months, the march 27, a six month extension of the temporary assistance for needy families grant program expires. domestic and military agencies have until the end of the fiscal year to put all of their spending cuts...
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it cannot substitute for action. the speaker pro tempore: are there further requests for one minute speeches? under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. woodall: i thank you, mr. speaker. i hope vi 0 minutes will be enough. because -- i hope vi 0 minutes will be enough, because -- i hope vi 0 -- i hope 60 minutes will be enough. i want to go ahead and get starded with someone much more than i am, that's a gentleman that's served here on the floor with jay. chairman of the rules committee at this time. the gentleman from california, david dreier. mr. dreier: mr. speaker, i thank my friend for yielding and it's a great privilege to stand here to recognize and honor jay pearson for his stellar service to this institution and by virtue of that, to the united states of america. two years ago this month i stood in the well to honor one of jay's greatest friends, dean her, who was the president --
it cannot substitute for action. the speaker pro tempore: are there further requests for one minute speeches? under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from georgia, mr. woodall, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. woodall: i thank you, mr. speaker. i hope vi 0 minutes will be enough. because -- i hope vi 0 minutes will be enough, because -- i hope vi 0 -- i hope 60 minutes will be enough. i want to go ahead and get starded with...
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to attempt to deny us freedom of action isometric attacks. as i said, the goals of our new defense strategy is to help shape the force of the 21st century. try to adapt our forces and operating concept said that we are better prepared for an unpredictable and dangerous future. we have been determined to avoid the approach taken in past drawdowns were as i said, there were deep across-the-board cuts that hollowed out the force and weakened our military. it left the military demoralized and unready to carry out the missions assigned to it. instead, we have set priorities and made tough decisions to try to build the force of the future and to remain the strong his military power on the face of the earth. the strategy consist of five elements. we have already made to the degette progress this year towards implementing that strategy. -- progress this year towards implementing that strategy. the first element of the strategy is to build a force that will be smaller and leaner. as a reality. -- that is a reality. but we must ensure that at the same
to attempt to deny us freedom of action isometric attacks. as i said, the goals of our new defense strategy is to help shape the force of the 21st century. try to adapt our forces and operating concept said that we are better prepared for an unpredictable and dangerous future. we have been determined to avoid the approach taken in past drawdowns were as i said, there were deep across-the-board cuts that hollowed out the force and weakened our military. it left the military demoralized and...
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it can find the action of the will in a smaller space -- confines the action of will in a smaller space. it reduces each nation to be nothing more than a herd of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd." each of us can decide to what extent is foreboding has been fulfilled. people of faith might well ask, does the tendency of modern politics to take on more and more tasks, does this tend to mute religions message about that condition? people might worry whether religious institutions can flourish in the dark shade needs the government that presumes to supply every human need and satisfy and anticipate every appetite. to the extent that the politics of modernity has a role, to that extent, it threatens society's vitality, prosperity, and happiness. the late irving kristol understood this. my friend described himself as divine.op oriented to the he explained why in these words -- a society needs more than sensible men and women if it is to prosper. it needs the energies of the creative imagination, as expressed in religion and the arts. it is crucial to the
it can find the action of the will in a smaller space -- confines the action of will in a smaller space. it reduces each nation to be nothing more than a herd of timid and industrious animals, of which the government is the shepherd." each of us can decide to what extent is foreboding has been fulfilled. people of faith might well ask, does the tendency of modern politics to take on more and more tasks, does this tend to mute religions message about that condition? people might worry...
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we are again taking concrete actions to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> mr. leader, i know this bill presented last night mirrors a piece of legislation that was on the floor earlier in the year. but why not that make -- why was that not made part of the plan b since there was a crew from yir conference that the initial part of plan b did not deal with the sequester and this was a rushed fashion last night? >> listen, our members and our conference have consistently been focused on addressing the spending problem. as you know, last year we had focused primarily on trying to address the unfunded liabilities of this federal government. we're committed to actually fixing the problem here so we can go about a growing economy. we also realize that the president's unwillingness or inability to come to a balanced agreement with our speaker presents us with very little option other than to try and work hard to avoid a tax hike on so many millions of americans. that's why we were pushing forward and are on the permanent tax relief bill in plan b. but we also know very
we are again taking concrete actions to avoid the fiscal cliff. >> mr. leader, i know this bill presented last night mirrors a piece of legislation that was on the floor earlier in the year. but why not that make -- why was that not made part of the plan b since there was a crew from yir conference that the initial part of plan b did not deal with the sequester and this was a rushed fashion last night? >> listen, our members and our conference have consistently been focused on...
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have to take extraordinary action. lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of our nation really center around entitlements. today the average family pays over $119,000 into the medicare program. two members of a family working over the life and will pay in to medicare $119,000. today, that same family in today's dollars takes out of medicare $357,000. americans today are paying about 1/3 of the true cost of medicare. lamar recognizes that, i recognize that, we recognize that both parties are hiding from americans the true cost of government. that is why we do not have as much of a consensus here to solve this problem, but it has to be solved. what we are hoping is going to occur is immediately after we deal with the issues that lamar just mentioned, and that is the most americans are not going to see their tax rates rise, that will either happened over the next couple days or the next several weeks, but we know that will be the outcome and all of you know that will be the outcome, but we ho
have to take extraordinary action. lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of our nation really center around entitlements. today the average family pays over $119,000 into the medicare program. two members of a family working over the life and will pay in to medicare $119,000. today, that same family in today's dollars takes out of medicare $357,000. americans today are paying about 1/3 of the true cost of medicare. lamar recognizes that, i recognize that, we...
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there was public support of a political action in the case of the manhattan project to win the war by any means as quickly as could be done. there was a large institutional support. the greatest scientist from all over the world were recruited to come to the states and work to solve a difficult set of problems. we understood the nation of -- the nature of the problem. the idea it was possible to split an atom and released huge amounts of power was widely understood. there was a race as to whether the united states or axis powers could solve the problem. it was a technological problem. we could do it. out of manhattan came a whole bunch of other technologies including nuclear energy. whether it nuclear energy could be the saving factor in providing clean energy for the world. the problem with nuclear energy wofold.o little support to have new plants built in anyone's backyard particularly since the tsunami in japan. the other problem is cost. said it cannot be competitive with natural gas. general electric is a company that builds nuclear power plants. you could make nuclear power work
there was public support of a political action in the case of the manhattan project to win the war by any means as quickly as could be done. there was a large institutional support. the greatest scientist from all over the world were recruited to come to the states and work to solve a difficult set of problems. we understood the nation of -- the nature of the problem. the idea it was possible to split an atom and released huge amounts of power was widely understood. there was a race as to...
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congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost that we must figure out ways to do things, to act to prevent these types of tragedies. this conversation must include a discussion about the culture of violence that preemanates our culture today, including the glorification of violence to our children and young adults. we see too much of this violence and it has to have an impact on young children. we need to know how we can responsibly deal with this circumstance. must include a discussion of the mental health services provided to americans, including our students. many of us have talked about this in the past. we have to be more aggressive in dealing with the mental health needs of all the people in our community. and as chairman leahy pointed out, we must discuss the issue about the ready access of individuals to weapons. now, i know there are different views in this congress. i must tell you, i don't understand why we need to
congress needs to come together and take action to protect the safety of our children. we must do better. there have been too many episodes in which children's lives and others have been lost that we must figure out ways to do things, to act to prevent these types of tragedies. this conversation must include a discussion about the culture of violence that preemanates our culture today, including the glorification of violence to our children and young adults. we see too much of this violence and...
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to take extraordinary action. lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of our nation really centered around entitlements. today the average family pays over $119,000 into the medicare program. two members of a family working over the life and will pay into medicare $119,000. today, that same family into de's dollars takes out of medicare $357,000. americans today are paying about once last three of the true cost of medicare. the mark recognizes that, i recognize that, we recognize that both parties are hiding from americans the true cost of government. that is why we do not have as much of a consensus here to solve this problem, but it has to be solved. what we are hoping is on to occur is immediately after we deal with the issues that lamarck just mentioned, and that is the most americans are not but to see their tax rates rise, that will either happened over the next couple days or the next several weeks, but we know that will be the outcome and all of you know that will be the outcom
to take extraordinary action. lamar and i recognize that and we also recognize that the big issues of our nation really centered around entitlements. today the average family pays over $119,000 into the medicare program. two members of a family working over the life and will pay into medicare $119,000. today, that same family into de's dollars takes out of medicare $357,000. americans today are paying about once last three of the true cost of medicare. the mark recognizes that, i recognize...
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not only do we offer words, we offer action and that action takes the form of passing this legislation to ban assault magazines, to do so in a timely fashion so that we won't lose any more lives. i commend the president for his beautiful words to the nation, well, mostly to the families last night and to the community, but what a source of strength and inspiration he was, challenging us to act, he said, and let me say it again, we can't tolerate this anymore, he said, these tragedies must end and to end them, we must change. thank you, mr. murphy, for your leadership. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. mr. murphy: thank you very much to the leader and to my delegation and thank you to all that have come down this evening to publicly express their support for families of newtown to help paint us a path forward and i thank everyone for their private words as well. i will leave everyone with just two final thoughts. just a thought about newtown. newtown is a small town. a small town that is very close knit. over the last few days, as
not only do we offer words, we offer action and that action takes the form of passing this legislation to ban assault magazines, to do so in a timely fashion so that we won't lose any more lives. i commend the president for his beautiful words to the nation, well, mostly to the families last night and to the community, but what a source of strength and inspiration he was, challenging us to act, he said, and let me say it again, we can't tolerate this anymore, he said, these tragedies must end...
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but the founders spoke of nature as a guide to and as a measure of human action. they thought of nature not as something merely to be manipulated for human convenience but rather as a source of norms to be discovered. they understood that natural rights could not be asserted, celebrated and defended unless nature, including human nature is regarded as a normative rather than a merely con ting nt fact. this was a view but tressed by the view of teaching that nature is not chaos but rather as the replace of employment of chaos in the mind and will of the creator. this is the creator who endows us with natural right that is are inevitable, inalienable and universal and hence the foundation of democratic quality. and these natural rights are the foundation of limited government. government defined by the limited goal of securing those rights so that individuals may flourish in their free and responsible exercise of those rights. a government thus limited is not in the business of imposing its opinions about what happiness or what excellence the citizens should choose
but the founders spoke of nature as a guide to and as a measure of human action. they thought of nature not as something merely to be manipulated for human convenience but rather as a source of norms to be discovered. they understood that natural rights could not be asserted, celebrated and defended unless nature, including human nature is regarded as a normative rather than a merely con ting nt fact. this was a view but tressed by the view of teaching that nature is not chaos but rather as the...
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clearly we need congressional action. to protect both the savings and the piece of mind of medicare beneficiaries, this bipartisan legislation would require medicare to take steps that private companies, the department of defense and the department of veterans affairs have already taken to protect the identifies of -- identities that they serve. when a senior or an individual with disabilities hands over their medicare card to a health care provider or elsewhere, they are handing over the keys of their identity. inaction here again is simply unacceptable. seniors who have saved, who have built a lifetime of financial security and their reputations are all at stake. their savings and their credit should not be put needlessly at risk if someone steals a medicare card or gets misplaced or left with a provider by mistake. medicare should make sure it does no harm to the financial security and credit rating of those that it serves with health care security. this act will help to ensure that the government better protect our se
clearly we need congressional action. to protect both the savings and the piece of mind of medicare beneficiaries, this bipartisan legislation would require medicare to take steps that private companies, the department of defense and the department of veterans affairs have already taken to protect the identifies of -- identities that they serve. when a senior or an individual with disabilities hands over their medicare card to a health care provider or elsewhere, they are handing over the keys...
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you took some action last year that has enabled us to respond. you took action after hurricane katrina to ensure that fema had the capabilities to respond. notably last year it was the decision of congress to fully fund disaster relief fund versus requiring supplementals to deal with the ongoing disasters. that is how we have a current balance in the disaster relief fund of $400 billion. so we were able to continue response not only to sandy but previous disasters. however, secretary donovan points out, it is a finite resource and based on the damages that have occurred, will require a supplemental in this fiscal year. not only that, as secretary donovan points out and as you heard from many senators, 340uf6 they have impact of sandy goes beyond fema programs. there will be significant challenges with housing, fema's assistance in housing is limited. the maximum benefits an individual can receive is about $31,000 if they have no insurance. obviously that's not going to rebuild destroyed or damaged homes that didn't have insurance. we can provide
you took some action last year that has enabled us to respond. you took action after hurricane katrina to ensure that fema had the capabilities to respond. notably last year it was the decision of congress to fully fund disaster relief fund versus requiring supplementals to deal with the ongoing disasters. that is how we have a current balance in the disaster relief fund of $400 billion. so we were able to continue response not only to sandy but previous disasters. however, secretary donovan...
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if we had soment movement on that, the president said he is willing to take some significant action. we have a record of recognizing that is important. we have done more than $1 trillion of cuts without a penny of revenue. we have already done that. they keep talking about entitlements, we look at the affordable care act. we look at that. we took waste, fraud, and abuse out of medicare, extended the life for 12 years. we're willing to take a look at cuts, we know we will have to do some. we'll be glad to do that, it is part of what we need to do. it is unfair to walk away from it. i'm not -- the state tax, that is something we should negotiate. right now it is $5 million, 35% tax. these people john kyle and others who talk about how important this is haven't said a word about this to anyone. that is going to drop down to 55% tax. is that what they want? it is all in their hands. as i've said time and time again, to this day, the republicans have not identified five corrects of actual money. they are talking in generalty. we will do revenue. it is the same thing that the share, the su
if we had soment movement on that, the president said he is willing to take some significant action. we have a record of recognizing that is important. we have done more than $1 trillion of cuts without a penny of revenue. we have already done that. they keep talking about entitlements, we look at the affordable care act. we look at that. we took waste, fraud, and abuse out of medicare, extended the life for 12 years. we're willing to take a look at cuts, we know we will have to do some. we'll...
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and so any action that we take that is less than that top rate of 39.6%, mr. speaker, is actually a tax cut. we need to recognize that. so, mr. speaker, what we are doing here, and i appreciate again the understanding of the minority, is simply trying to move ahead with this good faith negotiating process that speaker boehner and the president of the united states are in the misof -- mitts of, and i hope in -- midst of, and i hope in light of the balanced approach -- by the way this package has enjoyed at least statements of support from democrats in the past, from both the house and the senate, i hope this can be a positive step as we seek to resolve just as quickly as we possibly can this question. we all know that uncertainty is the enemy of prosperity. and our goal is, mr. speaker, to put into place a policy that will have the kind of certainty that will encourage our job creators and encourage those who are out there seeking to get on to the first rung of the economic ladder to have the kind of opportunity that is necessary. so with that, mr. speaker, i r
and so any action that we take that is less than that top rate of 39.6%, mr. speaker, is actually a tax cut. we need to recognize that. so, mr. speaker, what we are doing here, and i appreciate again the understanding of the minority, is simply trying to move ahead with this good faith negotiating process that speaker boehner and the president of the united states are in the misof -- mitts of, and i hope in -- midst of, and i hope in light of the balanced approach -- by the way this package has...
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we are waiting, hoping, and expecting that we will see some action. let me turn it over. we had a great partnership. the center has a strong case of the flu and could not be here, but he is with us and spirit because the contributed and volubly. i want to turn it over to a great partner as we work through the strategy of getting this bill done. >> i want to thank senator chuck schumer for leading this effort and making sure that the entire chamber understood what people from new york have gone through, both of the senators have been added difference and explaining how hard new jersey has been hit it. i want to thank for coming down here and talking directly. them a difference. wilson someone suffering in new york. there has been so much hardship, heartbreak -- this is a good step in the right direction of beginning to meet the needs of new yorkers. new york families and business owners. this is a very important for step because it will allow the money for homes to start to be rebuilt. it will also allow small businesses to get access to capital to start building businesse
we are waiting, hoping, and expecting that we will see some action. let me turn it over. we had a great partnership. the center has a strong case of the flu and could not be here, but he is with us and spirit because the contributed and volubly. i want to turn it over to a great partner as we work through the strategy of getting this bill done. >> i want to thank senator chuck schumer for leading this effort and making sure that the entire chamber understood what people from new york have...
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this will provide us with an immediately actionable plan, a blueprint to guide our actions, and we will complete this part of this process. we have already seen how the impact to cell service can dominate the real market, but we note demand out there currently that is not met and the demand will continue to rise, and ultimately we cannot meet that demand without a sustained commitment from the government. it is up to us to rise to that challenge to us as we have so many times in the past. we have been recently reminded of this after hurricane sandy, which caused unprecedented damage. after efforts to restore services, we saw a picture of how the central the northeast corridor is to put the economy and a way of life. it makes you think, what of alexander cassatt, the president of the pennsylvania railroad, would have thought in the 19th century? today penn station accommodates 550,000 passengers today. in 1900, those tunnels were called to expensive, impossible to build. some of cassatt's shareholders thought he was nuts, but can you imagine new york today without it? sandy showed us wha
this will provide us with an immediately actionable plan, a blueprint to guide our actions, and we will complete this part of this process. we have already seen how the impact to cell service can dominate the real market, but we note demand out there currently that is not met and the demand will continue to rise, and ultimately we cannot meet that demand without a sustained commitment from the government. it is up to us to rise to that challenge to us as we have so many times in the past. we...